2015 ~ Fishing Adventure of NorthernHardcoreFisherman

Monday, December 28, 2015

Singapore Fishing Trip Fort Road Jetty: Squid's Night | FishingAdvNHF

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Fort Road Jetty is another fishing spot at East Coast of Singapore that I used to frequent and the place always never let me down. That night me with the gang went for another night surf casting fishing trip which ended up with some surprises.

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We reached the Fort Road Jetty at around 11pm and the tide was receding. We took our time to prepare our gears, my friend KC even brought his coffee maker there and made some nice coffee for us.

Cast net was brought to catch some fresh bait. Colin went on the first round and as soon as I done my set up I joined him for the hunt. Nothing significant was caught by the cast net, can't get any Tamban aka Greenbacks.

When Colin was exhausted by the 10 feet Braided Cast Net, I took over and started to walk around the Jetty to search for bait fishes. The results were disappointed until I spotted a dark shadow appearing on the surface, it was a good size Squid aka Greeneyes! I quickly retrieved the net but it submerge back into the deep before I can react.

I patiently waited at around that corner and after around 20 minutes it resurfaced. I was all ready for it and without much hesitation my 10 feet braided cast net flew out like a pan cake which covered all the exit path. I saw the Squid being covered inside the net, although excited but I kept my calm and let the cast net gradually sank to the bottom. I slowly drag the cast net back but I couldn't feel any movement, I thought I had missed it until the net was pulled up to the Jetty.

It was a fat juicy 5 inches long Squid! It is also one of the best bait for fishing. I continued the hunt and two more Squids were caught, although smaller in size but I was equally excited and through out the night I placed all my attention on cast net, my fishing rod was left at one corner until we called it a day due to raining.

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Singapore Fishing Trip St John's Island Part 4: Big Game's Night | FishingAdvNHF

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As the night falls we began to cast out the freshly caught bait fishes into the deep using our heavy gear set-up, it is time for some serious fishing. The darkness gave the monster predators a good cover when they began their hunt and so do we.

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The jetty is equip with two powerful spotlight which brighten up the whole area at night, this bright white light beam draws more species nearby. Squids are often spotted on the surface and anglers always standby with a long pole scoop net to catch them. The Bigfin Reef Squid aka Greeneyes can be found here too, it is quite fun if you using a squid lure to hook them. We continued on gathering the bait fishes and I switch my target to aim for the Squids with my cast net. The Japanese style cast net that I have was not suitable for catching the squid, they are just too fast and my net is too slow to wrap them up. In the end, none was caught. A few table sizes fishes swam pass but I was too slow to react, on the later attempts I did catch some Selar(Yellow Scad) and Tamban(Greenbacks).

It was closed to midnight and Colin had the first sign of the night. The clicker on his Daiwa Sealine 30SH was triggered and it alarmed everyone to rush forward. At the end, it was just a false alarm.

While I was away to make some coffee, Colin got the real bite and the fishing line was being stripped off in lightning pace. He fought for around 10 minutes and the fish was landed. Although Colin was disappointed on the catch but the fish gave him a hell of the fight, it is a Super Catfish that weigh seven kilogram!

Next in line was KC, he managed to hook up a two kilogram Trevally. I returned to some action after the coffee break, only to have my fishing line entangled with a huge chunk of Sea Weed.

I did have a real strike but I was too careless and it escaped. The struggle was not very strong and I took it for granted. When I slowly retrieving the fishing line, it caught with a huge bunch of sea weed. Fed up with the situation I forgotten there was a fish on the other end and I let loose the fishing line hoping to get it off from the sea weed. The fish seized the opportunity to make some struggle and broke free.

Disappointed with my own performance I stayed awake throughout the night when everyone else headed to their La La Land. Silent throughout the night and sea weed was everywhere. I hung on and I witnessed the beautiful Sunrise at St.John's Island.

We took our shower here and had a wonderful breakfast before boarding the ferry home. St.John's Island is always so charming in every aspect, whether you are here for fishing or taking a break from the hectic city live. I will see you soon...

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Singapore Fishing Trip St John's Island Part 3: Bait Fish and Cast Net | FishingAdvNHF

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The sea water gradually became clearer as the tide retreated, more and more Selar(Yellow Scad) were hooked up. We decided to pause the luring activities and focused on gathering the bait fishes. At this time as many as ten anglers were squeezing onto this small platform and everyone was excited on the catch.

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The floating jetty is always surrounded by small fishes, namely Tamban(Greenbacks) and Selar(Yellow Scad). On that day we didn't see any Tamban(Greenbacks), all were Selar(Yellow Scad). My friends used a small six footer rod and the Sabiki rig to jig for them while I took out my six footer cast net to do the easy way.

The Lucky Fish Finder played a big part in locating the bait fish but after several attempts none was caught on the cast net. You must be thinking that my net casting skill is bad and probably my net wasn't spread fully. You see, the depth here is around five to nine meter, although fishes were detected but most of them were hidden at the bottom. I was quite reluctant to let my cast net sank all the way down, I was afraid that my cast net might reduce to a shorter length if I do so.

The original size of this cast net was seven feet when I bought it. On one fishing trip at St.John's Island here I had this cast net snagged onto the reef at the bottom. I managed to force it out but a part of it remained at the sea bed of St.John's Island and that is why it was reduced to around six feet. That cast net was reborn after a few sleepless night which I re-sew the pocket and added a steel chain as weight.

Fortunately Colin is a skillful and patience fisherman, he contributed most of the bait fishes caught by using the jigging style. Around evening time we began to prepare our light gears for some light fishing. Apollo rig with hook size 0/2 was used, we were hoping to land something which is table size and it might just in time for dinner, it is also a form of warming up before the night falls.

Night falls on part 4 as we began some serious big game fishing, Colin had some action and..... Stay tuned for the upcoming part 4!

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Singapore Fishing Trip St. John's Island Part 2: The Light Fishing Before Dark | FishingAdvNHF

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As we arrived at St.John's Island we quickly settled ourselves and as soon as the floating jetty was cleared, we were ready for some action. The rain eventually stopped but the aftermath of this rain was disastrous, rain water flushing out from the island turned the surrounding water into milk tea like color.

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As usual we stationed at the floating jetty here, other than the shelter, this is the only spot that can do bottom fishing without loosing your sinkers and fishing line. The deeper water here is also another reason why we choose here, it is confirmed later with my Lucky Fish Finder that the deepest part is around 20 meter.

We started something light by using the Sabiki Hook set to gather some live bait fishes and we also toying with some lures. I never was a fan of luring but once in the blue moon I do force myself to spend sometimes trying out. My friends hung on around the floating jetty but I decided other wise.

I went around the area to try my luck and I walked up to the water breaker on the far left side of the jetty only to find out that it was surrounded by sea weed. Determined to prove that I could catch a fish by using the lure I continued to the right side, this is an area which is quite shallow during low tide. It is also right beside an abandoned wooden jetty but after an hour of trying I gave up and decided to return to the jetty.

I brought along the Lucky Fish Finder that I bought for boating with my Intex Seahawk II inflatable boat, I wanted to find out the depth of the water here. The Loomis & Franklin 10 footer was used and the transducer or the sonar was attached onto the fishing line. With the help of the Lucky Fish Finder I found out that the area on the right side of the jetty is around nine meter and the center front is fourteen meter.

The gadget was used on the side of he jetty and it shown tons of bait fishes underneath, it was proven by my friends and other anglers as they hooked up quite a number of Selar(Yellow Scad) with the Sabiki set. I had bring my shorter cast net here and I decided to go for the easier and faster way to catch the bait fishes.

Next on Part 3, my six footer cast net was drawn out and I began hunting for bait fishes. Stay tuned for the next episode.

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Singapore Fishing trip St. John's Island Part 1: The Journey To St.John's Island | FishingAdvNHF

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Most of the Southern Islands within the Singapore water are restricted to public, some are being occupied by rich giant oil company and some are used by government military force for training purposes. St John's Island is one of those that's open to public and I have been fishing there since 2008, numerous fishes were caught and a few exciting encounter which almost stripped naked my friend's spool.

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My friend organized a fishing trip to St. John's Island and I was invited, it was a long overdue fishing trip for me as I turned down a few invitation to the island. We set off at around 2pm via ferry from Marina South Pier to St.John's Island, a round ticket cost $18 this day. The journey is less than half an hour and at around 3pm we arrived the destination.

St. John's Island is always a fascinating spot for fishing, the depth here ranges from 30 meter to the deepest part at 50 meter. On this formally Quarantine Station for Cholera patients back in the early 19th Century and Leprosy patients in the 1930's. Not many activities can be done here except to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Visitors mostly take the morning ferry and return to the main land in the afternoon. It is a great place to relax and unwind, somewhere to get you out from the hectic city life momentarily.

To many anglers, St. John's Island is the paradise and a great fishing ground that has potential of getting your fishing gears a real test. The possibility of hooking up a big fish is very high and you might get the fight of your lifetime here. We encountered twice where a "One Way Ticket" almost made my friend's spool empty.

It was drizzling when we arrived, we quickly moved our gears to the long sheltered corridor and settle ourselves down. It was Saturday and many visitors were alighting and boarding the ferry, our usual playground, the floating jetty was off limit for us. We waited till the ferry left then we started some light jigging on bait fishes.

In part 2 we begin our activities on light fishing, luring and gathering the live baits. Stay tuned for the part 2!

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How To Easily Make Your Own DIY Sand Grib Sinker | FishingAdvNHF

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I am always a fan of Surf Casting ever since I restarted fishing in 1995. (Read the story here) As a matter of fact I wasn't into full gear until my friend Lawrence showed me what he can do with his Shimano Thirteen footer Telescopic Fishing Rod. (Check out my pond fishing trip here) Instantly I became a Surf Casting Fishing Fanatic. Although in the later stage I am more versatile and do many other type of fishing like offshore fishing, long line kite fishing, cast netting, inflatable boat fishing, I even went on creating some gadget like the Compressed Air Bait Launcher to shoot out the bait.

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Over the years of fishing while doing the surf casting at the beach we sometimes face the problem of the sinker being flushed away by the strong current. It is quite frustrated when you fish at a crowded spot with many fishing rods on both side, it's either your fishing line might cross over the other angler's fishing line or vise versa. It is also a headache when both anglers are using braided fishing lines.

When this post about the DIY Sand Grip Sinker came up on a fishing forum it immediately caught my attention. it's easy to make and low cost, it can be done on any type of surf casting sinker as well. The added DIY feature on to the normal sinker helps a lot during strong current fishing day, sinker is holding up firmly at the sea bed thanks to the four steel wire that attached to it.

Back then there were not many commercial Sand Grip Sinker available here and sometimes you might not be able to find one. The price is also an obstacle as it normally priced at few times higher than the normal sinker. We all knew that sometimes the sinker might ended up deep in the sea due to snag line and this DIY Sand Grip Sinker is definitely a saver of your pocket.

The construction of this DIY Sand Grip Sinker require minimum materials. You only need basic tools like Pliers, Nail Clipper, some Scotch Tape and some Fishing Line. The cost of making one is less than a dollar and it is worth every penny. Lastly some basic knotting skill and you are good to go.

In this video I will show you how you can build this DIY Sand Grip Sinker in less than 15 minutes.

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Malaysia Fishing Trip Series Part 3: The Journey To Mersing Vlog First Half | FishingAdvNHF

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As planned I left my hometown Pontian to Mersing for the fishing trip, the schedule was delayed as I spent a total of two days at my parent's home doing some chores, on top of that I spent some times to do some shopping.

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The day was 6th June 2015 Saturday and at 2:50pm I left Pontian. The rain had just stopped and the sky gradually clears up. Before I set off to Mersing I did some studies based on the Google Map to help me figured out the shortest route. It showed that the Simpang Renggam - Ayer Hitam way is the best and I followed although I was a bit reluctant to. This is due to that route has to pass by Kluang and the journey from Ayer Hitam to Mersing via Jalan Mersing is a killer! The narrow and winding two way lane claimed many lives as I heard. As the matter of fact I did this once in 2008, back then I was still an inexperience driver on Malaysia road. I remembered that it was a raining day and my car's tires was 40% worn. Throughout the whole journey I could feel the moist on both of my hands and feet. I was quite confused as well and I lost my way a couple of times.

After stopping by at a Fishing Tackle Shop cum Pet Shop cum Aquarium Shop to get some worms, I began the journey northward. The starting point was en-routing Jalan Pontian towards Batu Pahat direction and halfway through I needed to cut through this small town called Ayer Baloi. From here I continued for some distance on the Jalan Parit Raja and then I got into Jalan Parit Makorsa which at the cross junction I continued onto Jalan Parit Ismail. At the end of that road I drove onto Jalan Besar which leading towards Simpang Rengam.

From the beginning of the journey on a few occasion I nearly made the wrong turn, fortunately the mistakes were amended earlier and I was able to arrive at Simpang Renggam without burning off extra gasoline. The rain resumed somewhere on the journey here, one glance at the sky it didn't seems like it was going to stop anytime soon.

Simpang Renggam is formed by four town of Renggam, Machap, Layang-Layang and Simpang Renggam itself, the major trade here is plantation and Pineapple is the main product produced. Among the four town, Renggam was made famous when the British Queen Elizabeth II visited the place in the 1950s.

From here I was supposed to make a turn onto Jalan Batu Pahat and proceeded towards Kluang. Somehow or rather I made a wrong turn and I ended up at this small little old town named Renggam. At that time i wasn't aware about the history of this place but I was attracted by the peaceful and quiet environment.

I decided to make a stop here and explored the town on foot. Everything looks old including the buses, I found a Train Station and took some photos. This old town preserved most of the original look from the past, it made me felt like I was walking into the 1970's.

Next in part 4 I returned onto the right track and came upon a new highway which offers stunning scenery, stay tuned!

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Malaysia Fishing Trip Series Part 2: The Pontian Vlog | FishingAdvNHF

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Before I left for Mersing for the fishing trip I had to help my parent to do some chores. So on the second day I arrived at my hometown Pontian, I went out to pay some bills in the afternoon and after the mission accomplished I went on to search for my lunch.

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The place I went for my lunch is the new town central, it is created from a plot of reclaimed land and after many years of development, it is now replaced the old town central, the Jalan Taib. Many shops set up at this new town central here and some newer projects are on going when I was there.

Pontian Kechil which is the town where I was born is located at 1°29'05.2"N 103°23'23.7"E. A small town whereby the livelihood of the residents here are very much depend on the fishing at the Straits of Malacca. The Kukup which's a small fishing village produce some of the best seafood that attracted many seafood lovers to visit the town, mainly from Singapore due to the geographical location which's only 62km from Johor Bahru. Travelers who wish to visit Kukup will have to pass by Pontian Kechil and most of them would stop by and pay a visit to Pontian Kechil and this made my hometown bloomed.

I stop by at the seaside as I searching for my lunch and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Pontian Kechil. I recalled those days when I was a carefree little boy who roaming around with my bicycle with my gangs, I remembered once I walked almost one kilometer out towards the sea on the mud, I remembered the old fashioned playground which was built using concrete, I went back to the Chicken Rice Restaurant that I had the chicken rice since I was seven years old, I passed by my primary school... Those were the days.

After my lunch I went to check out a fishing tackle shop here, I was looking for some big pyramid shape sinkers for my Bait Launcher. I intended to stick to the formula that has proven to be workable, the frozen bait bullet. The shopkeepers here gave me some stone cold faces and their mono tone voice turned me off, initially I though of recording some video here but.... Anyway, I got what I wanted from that shop. Although it is not the pyramid shape that I was looking for. I went on to search for the Spark Plug for the Hangkai 3.5hp Outboard Motor, I was told by many shops that this Spark Plug is quite unique and it is hard to find here. Devastated but I didn't give up, more shops were visited and this included Hardware Stores, Machinery Stores and so on. Finally I barged into this half closed Motorcycle Workshop, it was around 7pm and I found the identical Spark Plug for the Hangkai.

I decided to stay at my hometown for another night and the next day after some more rigging at my parent's home I set off to Mersing. At Pontian Besar I dropped by a Aquarium cum Pet Shop cum Fishing Tackle Shop to get some worms as bait, I bought some Umpun aka Pun-Pun or Sarong and some Wawat.

I traveled via the route that cut through the center part of Johor state and I came across a few beautiful places which will be featured in the next video. I had use this route in the year of 2006 and after almost 10 years I did it twice in a month!

Stay tuned for the part 3 which I traveled from Pontian to Mersing via the Ayer Baloi - Simpan Rengam - Rengam - Kluang - Kahang - Mersing route which cut through the center of Johor state.

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Malaysia Fishing Trip Series Part 1: The Journey to Pontian Vlog | FishingAdvNHF

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During the June school holiday I decided to make a fishing trip to my all time favorite fishing spot at Malaysia, the Pantai Air Papan. My plan was to spend a few days there with all my new and old toy.

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This trip had two purposes as I got a Call of Duty from my dad to help him look after his house during his holiday trip to England, I was told to check out the house once in a week as well as to check on the mailbox and pay bills if there's any. On my second hometown visiting I brought along literally all my fishing toys, I intended to spend a night at my parent's house and heading to Mersing on the next day. So off I go onto the journey back to my birth place, my hometown, Pontian, which's located at the state of Johor, West Malaysia.

Pontian is a fishing province and it is situated at the west coast of Malaysia, facing the Straits of Malacca this town offers some great seafood that attracts many seafood lovers came all the way here, this includes Singaporean. Not far away from the town there is this famous seafood town named Kukup, most part of the houses here are build on the sea and many good seafood restaurants can be found here, it also attracts many tourist to visit, namely Singaporean.

The journey back home is around 40 minutes drive during the wee hours, which is also my favorite travelling hour. It used to be a two hours driving on this winding and narrow old route. I took my time and had my supper cum breakfast at Johor Bahru, at around 6:30am I reached Pontian.

After inspection of the house was done, I found a few bills and a light bulb went burst. I took the ladder and replaced the light bulb, I also help to do some cleaning up on the house. As soon as it was done I was too tired to continue in any activity, had my shower and headed to bed.

I slept throughout the day and woke up in the evening. Took my dinner at a nearby Coffee Shop and went back to my parent's house to do some preparation for the up-coming fishing trip. I tied a few rigs and did some final checking on my Hangkai 3.5hp Outboard Motor, this was to ensure that it didn't breakdown in the middle of the sea. Everything seemed fine except I was not please with the Spark Plug and I figured I could get one in local Auto Spare Parts Shop. As it was approaching midnight and I began to feel hungry I decided to call it a day. Went out to a 24/7 Coffee shop to have my supper and I returned for more beauty sleep.